ICMAD Hosts "Expand Your Business Internationally: The EU Market"

Posted: December 14, 2011

The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors Association (ICMAD) will host Expand Your Business Internationally: The EU Market at the 2012 ISSE Long Beach show on Monday, January 30, 2012. According to ICMAD, the European Union (EU) presents tremendous opportunities for U.S. companies looking to or are ready to expand internationally. However, brands must be prepared before entering the EU.

Even with global economic turmoil, strategically developing international markets can increase profits and help make your company a worldwide brand. To get to that level, companies must follow and implement certain steps. The ICMAD event will feature well-known brand owners and business development consultants whose expertise has helped them become successful on a worldwide basis. The event will provide an overview of necessary steps to enter EU market, pit-falls to avoid and the legal protections a company needs to enter the EU.

The session will be moderated by Harlan Kirschner, president of The Kirschner Group, which expands companies domestically and worldwide.

Kirschner will be joined by the following speakers:

Sharon Blinkoff, Counsel, Venable LLP: Blinkoff advises clients on a broad range of regulatory and intellectual property and business matters arising in the advertising, marketing, distribution and sale of consumer products. Her background also extends to those products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration including cosmetics, medical devices, drugs, and dietary supplements. Blinkoff serves as a board member for ICMAD.